under-lessee

The under-lessee signed the rental agreement for the apartment.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who holds property or land by a sublease; a subtenant who rents from a lessee rather than directly from the original landlord.

Usage Examples

• (A subtenant who rents from the original lessee.)
• (The subtenant's rights are derived from the lessee's lease.)

Advanced Usage

• "rights of an under-lessee": the legal entitlements held by a subtenant under a sublease.

  • The court ruled that the under-lessee could not be evicted without notice. (The subtenant's legal protections were upheld.)

• "under-lessee agreement": a contract between a lessee and an under-lessee outlining terms of subletting.

  • They signed an under-lessee agreement for the office space. (A formal sublease contract.)

Variants and Related Words

• Under-lease (n): a lease granted by a lessee to a third party for part or all of the leased property.
  • The under-lease was valid for two years. (A sublease.)
• Lessee (n): the person who holds a lease from a landlord.
  • The lessee rented the shop from the property owner. (The original tenant.)

Synonyms

• Subtenant: a person who rents property from a tenant (lessee).
  • The subtenant moved in after the original tenant got permission. (A synonym for under-lessee.)
• Sublessee: another term for a person who holds a sublease.
  • The sublessee was responsible for utilities. (A direct synonym.)

Related Idioms

• "under-lessee in possession": a legal term referring to a subtenant who currently occupies the property.
  • The under-lessee in possession refused to leave. (The occupying subtenant.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Sublet to: to rent out property to an under-lessee.
  • The tenant decided to sublet to an under-lessee for the summer. (To grant a sublease.)